Creeplight Ruins

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Creeplight Ruins is a Hard difficulty dungeon in the beta, filled with evil reviving cultists. It is unlocked by completing eastern tundra.

Overview

Monsters: Zombies, Snakes, Golems, Cultists/Shades (special monster)

Boss: Anoobis, three formed boss: Cultist (166 HP, 117 attack, magic attack, and revives), Zombie (249 hp, 78 attack, 50% magical resist, undead and revives), Wraith (249 HP, 78 Attack, 60% physical resist, undead, and mana burn)

Special Rules: The subdungeon is always a subdungeon with a sign that says "Hey Norman, here's the sacrificial goat you were looking for. It's been pre-configured for ceremonial slaughter, so go ahead and kill it when you have a moment." Upon killing the goat all Cultists are transformed into Shades of the same level.

Strategy

This level is really the first that test new players staying power. There are really no specific strategies, you just need some sort of gambit to let you survive long enough, cause you're potions aren't gonna last long enough for 3 bosses. A few examples are finding a CYDSTEPP or HALPMEH glyph, resistances, the priest's extra potion strength, the monk's regeneration and resistances, and usually poison. Unfortunately poison is ineffective in this dungeon because of the numerous amount of undead creatures. Warlords, Paladins, Monks, and Priests should not have too much trouble. Always make sure you save all of your mana potions to the last form, because you're going to need to BURNDAYRAZ this sucker. If you choose to use a priest, be a halfling priest because 4 potions usually won't last long enough.

There is one special assassin strategy which is very powerful and simply requires you to have Mystera Annur. First, scout: altar and any other preparations for damage. Make a beeline for Mystera and immediately worship her. Start racking up piety, without killing monsters, until you have explored the whole dungeon and have 100 piety. Proceed into the subdungeon and kill the sacrificial goat. Use mana leak. This will reduce all shades to 1 hp, except level 9, and because you have explored the entire board you will have first strike. Kill the highest level thing you can. Proceed to fireball and slash Annobis and then level up using the various remaining fodder. You should easily reach his last form without potions. When you reach the final form, kill everything and reach level 10, or 9 if you don't get enough bonus exp, then convert APHEELSIK, if you can without invoking Mystera's anger, and use BURNDAYRAZ an your potions to finish off the final form.

Great items to have are schadenfreude potions, because they can get in another CYDSTEPP or a few HALPMEHs without wasting a mana potion. A whupaz potion, if you are a Taurog worshiper, to help deal with the large amount of physical damage his final form can take. Any other items that can elongate your staying power are also very helpful.

Quests

There are two quests in Creeplight Ruins, Cult of Personality and Creeplight Contract. The reward for cult of personality is 250 gold and all you have to do is beat the dungeon. Creeplight Contract requires you to win the dungeon with an assassin, and gain the unstoppable accolade. To do this it is recommended you use the above assassin Mystera strategy, but others work. The reward is the venom sword can be lockered, and will now be sold in shops.